John Delaney

U.S. Representative
Born
August 21, 1878
Died
November 18, 1948
Age at death
70
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1932–1946
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Delaney342,204
Opponents170,889
8
Elections run

Between 1932 and 1946, John Delaney ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 1. Delaney's biggest single-election total was 73,868 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in New York's District 7. Delaney's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in New York's District 7, decided by 17,335 votes.

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How many votes has John Delaney received?

John Delaney has received 342,204 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.

Election history

John Delaney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseNew YorkLost49,4495.32%Harvey W Richardson (head-to-head)
1944U.S. HouseNew YorkWon73,8687.49%Harvey W Richardson (head-to-head)
1942U.S. HouseNew YorkWon27,68817.11%Harry Boyarsky
1940U.S. HouseNew YorkWon50,18910.51%Julius Reinlieb
1938U.S. HouseNew YorkWon29,82359.59%John J Blust
Bernard Reswick

John Glass Jr.
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon46,15475.53%Joseph M Aimee (head-to-head)
Tom Malloy

Sam Baron
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkWon28,94567.91%Joseph M Aimee (head-to-head)
Herman Kahn

Clarence Hathaway
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkWon36,08872.49%Thomas
David M Cory

Emanuel Levin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000212) and Wikidata (Q1700570). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Delaney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-delaney. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.